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All-in-one Gammon, Egg & Chips

Having a solo supper? Save on the washing up with this one-pan version of the old favourite

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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All-in-one Gammon, Egg & Chips

Why it works: Potato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,458 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

All-in-one Gammon, Egg & Chips

Serves 1
Prep5 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

630Calories
38 gProtein
34 gFat
42 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  2. Potato + eggtop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,978 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  3. Olive + eggtop 31% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,340 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Potato + ketchuptop 32% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together22 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Olive + ketchuptop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together64 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, egg, ketchup):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Horseradishfits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, egg, ketchup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.